boy's name

Barnie

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 701

Barnie is a boy's name. In 1972 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1892.

Barnie over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1972, not a full ten years.

183
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Barnie by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 38
1900s 26
1910s 132
1920s 183
1930s 97
1940s 93
1950s 53
1960s 18
1970s (to 1972) 6

How popular is Barnie?

In 1972, Barnie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Barnie is used

England & Wales #4,091 5 in 2025
United States #4,770 6 in 1972

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Barnie

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Barnie also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Barnie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Barnie

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Barnie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Barnie

How popular is the name Barnie?

In 1972, Barnie was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Barnie a girl's or a boy's name?

Barnie is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Barnie most popular?

Barnie peaked in 1927, when 23 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Barnie a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Barnie currently ranks #4,091 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.